International Professionals

The Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC) is the body that accredits dental education programs in Canada. For the purpose of certification and licensure in Canada, only programs that are accredited by either CDAC or the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) are considered accredited.

For more information on any of the following, follow the link to contact the appropriate agency or organization:

• The American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), via the American Dental Association's website at www.ada.org.


• Certification and licensure for dentistry in Canada, via the Canadian Dental Association's website at www.cda-adc.ca.


• Specific information on certification for dentistry, via the National Dental Examining Board of Canada's website at www.ndeb.ca


• Specific information on certification for dental hygiene, via the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board's website at www.ndhcb.ca.


• Specific information on certification for dental assisting, via the National Dental Assisting Examining Board's website at www.ndaeb.ca.


• For specific information on licensure, contact the regulatory authority in your province of practice.

A list of dental regulatory authorities is available on the Canadian Dental Association’s website. A list of dental hygiene regulatory authorities is available on the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association's website at www.cdha.ca and a list of dental assisting regulatory authorities is available on the Canadian Dental Assistants Association's website at www.cdaa.ca.